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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

DIY "Shellac" Nails

I love the look of shellac nails, but I don't have money just
laying around to get a manicure every couple of weeks. I also don't
have the time to do that! So I did some experimenting, and created my
own "shellac" effect.

Let me just tell
you, it is hard to take a good picture of nails! But trust me when I
say it looks thicker and shinier and more professional than my nails
usually do.

I
highly recommend this Sally Hansen top coat. I've had more success
with it than my Essie top coat to minimize chipping and make the polish
last longer.

Kind of unrelated, but I've been buying my Essie polish
in gift sets from Ulta. You can buy 4 out of the 6 colors in a
collection in smaller bottles for about $17 + tax. I never use an
entire bottle of polish anyway before it dries out and gets gross. So
buying the smaller bottle at a lower price works out perfectly for me.

2 comments:

This is the best hack I've ever found. I did it for almost a year - and loved it. My only issue was that sometimes one or two of my nails would crack within a day. The polish didn't chip off, but it did crack, and I hated that! But this is good stuff! My husband bought me one of the lights for Christmas so I am now building my collection to do Shellac at home. But Essie is still my favorite non-gel polish and it is my pedicure go-to!